After a bit of a wobble with her stoma in the last month, we went to the vets to see if he could check if she had a chest infection. She had been bringing up a lot more mucus that we were happy with, and this was causing blockages and making day-to-day life revolve around cleanings. She was put on antibiotics as she had a noisy chest.
Her mucus problem has since 'dried up'. However, with winter coming up on us, and central heating being tentatively turned on in the evenings, we want to avoid her getting too dry, so we are going to buy some humidifiers, and see if these help any.
The stoma has had a fresh bout of healing, and the surrounding skin is tightening up nicely, which has made the stoma much more secure. We are now beginning to hope that at some point in the future we can have the stitches removed as these do cause Heidi some itching.
We have also kept up with the nebulising, which helps her clear her airways, as now she cannot cough as she would have once done. (Air simply comes out of her hole, and she can no longer give a good hearty cough).
All in all though, Heidi is doing very well indeed.
